C69400 Brass vs. S28200 Stainless Steel
C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
610 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
870 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
900 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
1380 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
1330 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 80 | |
330 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
27 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 80 to 83 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
57.7 to 64.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.75 to 1.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 11.5 to 16.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |